BANNER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

BANNER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL operates as a minimally staffed secondary school in HARRISBURG, Nebraska, operated by BANNER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 37 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 91% leaner than the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 391 students.

BANNER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 128 students; BANNER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, BANNER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (84%) are White; the rest breaks down as 16% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 3.6:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, Banner County reports that median household earnings sit near $78,839, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BANNER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 3 public schools in Banner County (combined enrollment of about 128 students).

The closest other public school is BANNER COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around BANNER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 41%: 63 students in 2018 compared to 37 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 6.1:1 in 2018 to 3.6:1 in 2025.

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